# Factline PEP Batch Screening

> Factline PEP Batch Screening is a paid API for AI agents from factline.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.03/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Screens up to 25 names in a single call against a politically exposed persons (PEP) database, returning the top 3 matches per name with positions and status.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://factline.dev/v1/pep/batch?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.03/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/factline-pep-batch-screening-a53c4e71
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_cJ_F71qvcztthT4r5nKnO

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability factline-pep-batch-screening-a53c4e71
```

Example prompt: Screen these names for politically exposed persons in one batch: 'Mark Rutte; Ursula von der Leyen; Jan de Vries; Angela Merkel; Emmanuel Macron' — I need to know their political positions and PEP status for our KYC review.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to screen multiple people (2–25) for PEP status in a single API call, making it more cost-efficient and faster than individual lookups. Ideal for onboarding workflows, CRM re-screening cycles, or any compliance process where you have a list of names to check simultaneously. Prefer over single-name PEP lookup when batch throughput and cost per name matter.

## Known failure modes

- More than 25 names submitted — batch limit exceeded
- Malformed names string — incorrect separator (must use ';')
- Empty or missing 'names' query parameter
- Payment failure via x402 protocol
- Network timeout for large batches
- No matches found for a name — returns empty match array for that entry

## How this service works

API and MCP servers that let AI agents and apps check people, companies, Dutch addresses and cars against official records: sanctions and PEP lists, 10 company registers, Dutch property, rent and RDW vehicle data. From $0.001 per call.

## Output

Returns up to 3 PEP matches per submitted name, each including the matched person's name, political positions held, and current PEP status (active/inactive). Priced at 0.0012 USDC per name screened within the batch call.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "names"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "names": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Up to 25 names separated by ';', e.g. Mark Rutte; Jan de Vries"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "query": {
   "name": "Mark Rutte",
   "country": null,
   "threshold": 85,
   "birth_year": null,
   "former_years": 5
  },
  "source": "Wikidata (CC0), extracted weekly by Factline",
  "matches": [
   {
    "score": 100,
    "person": {
     "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57792",
     "name": "Mark Rutte",
     "status": "former, left on 2024-07-02",
     "current": false,
     "wikidata": "Q57792",
     "countries": [
      "NL"
     ],
     "pep_class": "head_of_government",
     "positions": [
      {
       "end": "2024-07-02",
       "class": "head_of_government",
       "start": "2010-10-14",
       "title": "Prime Minister of the Netherlands",
       "country": "NL"
      }
     ],
     "birth_year": 1967,
     "pep_class_label": "head of government"
    },
    "matched_name": "Mark Rutte"
   }
  ],
  "coverage": {
   "people": 40000,
   "by_class": {
    "minister": 9000,
    "legislator": 28000,
    "head_of_state": 400,
    "head_of_government": 450
   },
   "former_years": 5
  },
  "disclaimer": "Automated PEP screening aid built from Wikidata, not legal advice. Being a politically exposed person is not an allegation of wrongdoing.",
  "possible_match": true
 }
}
```

## More

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